Valencia Metro (Venezuela)
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The Valencia Metro (Spanish: Metro Valencia or Metro de Valencia) is the public mass transit system of Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela and its suburbs Naguanagua Municipality and San Diego Municipality.
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Overview | |
Locale | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
Transit type | Rapid transit/light metro[1] |
Number of lines | 1 (with more planned)[2] |
Number of stations | 7[2] |
Daily ridership | 62,000 (2011)[3] |
Website | Metro Valencia C.A. |
Operation | |
Began operation | 18 November 2007 |
Number of vehicles | 12 Siemens SD-460 2-car trainsets |
Technical | |
System length | 7.7 km (4.8 mi)[citation needed] |
The metro system was officially opened to the public on 18 November 2006 with just 3 of 7 stations along the original 4.7-kilometer (2.9 mi) Line 1 route[2] open for service, and operating for limited hours while providing service free of charge.[3] Normal revenue service with all 7 stations along Line 1[2] began 18 November 2007.
Although the fleet comprises twelve Siemens SD-460 2-car light rail vehicle trainsets, the Valencia system is a light metro,[4][1] running on a completely grade-separated route (other than within its own maintenance yard) that does not share space with any other traffic.
Valencia Metro operates Monday-Friday from 6am to 8:30pm; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 6:00am to 7:30pm. An adult fare of 0.5 BsF (23 US cents) and a student fare of 0.15 BsF (7 US Cents) is charged to ride the metro. An average of 62,000 passenger are transported daily.